Just saw that headline, supposedly from CNN.
Man, they surely can't have picked any of the WalMart women I've ever seen.
I sometimes wonder how much Playboy lays out to tune-up, a la table saw?, the women they photograph.
Or is it more like that last coat of shellac being rubbed down with steel wool?
Charlie Self "Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance." Ambrose Bierce
Most of the women I see in WalMart look like they went to Maaco.
When they're running the special it's about a hundred bucks.
If I were doing the work, they'd have to be satisfied with the finish the way it came off the gun.
I ain't rubbin' dem down wid nuttin.
Regards, Tom Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
LOL, besides it would HURT! ;-)
BRuce
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$100 says that everyone of them that poses gets canned by WalMart.
LRod
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They probably were paid the equivalent of 6 months or more in salary by Playboy to do the pictures, so it probably won't matter much to them. But, hasn't this type of thing been done before and legal precedents been set such that employers can't fire people simply for posing nude like this? But, the brimstone-breathing bible-toting Walton family probably won't care, they have money to throw away as it is.
LRod responds:
No bet. Any bets on how many of them took the jobs just to be listed as working for WalMart?
Charlie Self
"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself. " Ronald Reagan
WalMart has already publicly stated that they will take no action against the employees.
scott
Not if WalMart doesn't want to get sued and lose. That would be illegal.
Walmart doesn't worry about the laws. I am a former employee (9 years) and I would bet they will all get fired. It won't be for posing in Playboy, but wait till they show up 5 minutes late for work. Walmart is all about P.R., and it ends there.
Their legal team probably showed them what it could possibly cost if they took action.
Barry
I figure that, if'n the pictures come out real nice like, they'll all be promoted to "personal assistant" right quick-like.
Regards, Tom Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
Barry Burke responds:
Yeah, well...in corporate life, where there's a will, there's a way. Bet not many of them are working there 6 months from now.
Charlie Self
"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself. " Ronald Reagan
Gasp! You mean they are risking their $4.65 per hour, no benefit, McJobs?
George responds:
Actually, it's $5.15 an hour. I think WM does have some benefits, too, but I've got no idea who pays the major load--at minimum wage, you can't afford much of a share.
Charlie Self
"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself. " Ronald Reagan
WalMart - pffttttt There's some hotties at the local Home Depot that make me want to apply for a part-time job there......
But isn't that the case with most WM employees. Seems the turnover rate is pretty high.
Gary
Depends on what they do.
I know both a store manager, and an IT guy that work for Wal-Mart in CT, and they do rather well.
Barry
GeeDubb responds:
Well, hell. Have you ever walked in early in the a.m. when they're holding one of their store pep talks? I'd run screaming 90 seconds into the first one.
But fromw hat a relative told me, they've got more reasons than any store needs to fire people set right into the employment literature they hand new hires. Have a beer with lunch and you're history if someone happens to notice.
Charlie Self
"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself. " Ronald Reagan
Hopefully if they follow your business advice, maybe someday they will be a successful company. I guess if they hand you a list of actions that can result in your termination, it's pretty easy to either a) don't do any of those things or b) don't work there. And let's face it...you and I and most people reading this are too skilled to be happy working at Wal-Mart (in an unskilled position).
todd
SWMBO works at Wal-Mart. She might make a covergirl for Plumpers, or maybe add some fake tattoos and stick her in Easy Rider.
(I'm *so* glad she doesn't read usenet. :)
When I worked there, there were a few that would get your attention. One of them works at Lowe's now.
Well, that lead to some interesting thoughts, but I'll spare everyone. At the end of the day, I never did anything wrong. I just thought about it a lot.
I suppose life is full of these little trials. I could pontificate on this subject all night, but I'd better just let it go.
Hard to say. A pro makeover can do wonders. SWMBO has a friend who is just about as ugly as a person can be without suffering actual deformities, and even she looked surprisingly decent in her "glamour shots."
I figure they give them good makeup, do up their hair professionally, and then airbrush (or these days, diddle the pixels) away all the usual little pimples, moles, and stray ass hairs that normal humans usually have.
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